Friday, May 15, 2009

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Rectangular Truffle Onion Burgers w/Avocado Slices

I'm trying to vary up my menu. Last night, we made some organic oven roasted asparagus. It was so simple to make and turned out really well.

Today I'm starting to add half a bar of 100% pure dark chocolate into my routine as well. It's strong tasting and not sweet at all. But I'll mostly be using it for the health effects and to keep things interesting - not for the taste. Since I often do shakes in the morning, this will also give me something to chew on. The fact that it's high in fat and fiber (as well as antioxidants and vital nutrients) is an added bonus.

That's so funny, I thought the languages was an error with my RSS reader.

Hey, that dark chocolate is really nice when you break it into squares in a little tiny bowl with a few almonds thrown in too. Kind of makes the bitterness a bit more appealing. I have this with my smoothie in the mornings.

Here are my favourite smoothies ... still fairly low in carbs if you do the second fermentation of the kefir which eats up most of the lactose. I use kefir and egg yolks alot, as they are so nourishing and superfoods in their own right.

*You can put kefir, berries & coconut oil in glass jug/blender before bed and it's ready for the morning (saves time).*Or if making in the morning, you can stand jar of coconut oil in sink/hot water for 5 minutes while you get the rest ready, for an easy way to melt the oil.

Your smoothies look both tasty and very nutrient-dense, a winning combination to be sure.

I never noted the exact composition of the chocolate bark. I just did it be "eye".

First, I'd mix 100% pure organic cocoa powder in a pot (maybe 3-4 oz of so) with organic coconut oil (3-4 tbsp, if I remember correctly). That would be mixed to a smooth consistency and then I'd include some pure organic stevia powder, organic vanilla extract, a little sea salt and sometimes some organic nuts (like pecans or almonds) and/or organic heavy cream or coconut milk (to mellow out the taste and to make it more like "milk chocolate").

I'd pour the mixture into a glass baking dish and refrigerate it. It doesn't take long to harden (due to the high percentage of saturated fat).